Great-circle route MAD ↔ STN. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAD → STN Madrid to London |
26/wk | Daily | Air Afrique, Ryanair |
| STN → MAD London to Madrid |
27/wk | Daily | Air Afrique, Ryanair |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
2 airlines fly the MAD–STN nonstop, including Air Afrique, Ryanair.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-800 (winglets), Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport and London Stansted Airport is 809 miles, or 1,302 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 809 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,302 km |
| Nautical miles | 703 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 53 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 12m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 809-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 26 a week from Madrid to London and 27 a week from London to Madrid, from our most recent schedule sample.
Air Afrique, Ryanair.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-800 (winglets), Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
